Management of obstructive dystocia due to fetal anasarca in a bitch

Fetal anasarca in a litter of English Bulldog bitch presented with history of continuous straining and having greenish black vaginal discharge. Emergency caesarean section was performed to remove dead anasarca fetus causing obstructive dystocia due to its large size along with the anasarca fetus, four others pups were born normal. The bitch recovered uneventfully.